Sentences with steam turbine
steam tur·bine
S s - Modern steam-powered systems burn coal or gas to generate steam in boilers, which is then run through a steam turbine.Gas turbines can be started up very quickly from cold but steam turbines cannot because it takes a while to get the boilers up to temperature and pressure.A steam turbine is a type of electric power generator in which a shaft is made to rotate by the movement of steam past sets of blades arranged in circles.